1999 · drama · noir · poverty
The Third Page
Directed by Zeki Demirkubuz1h 32m1999
Isa is blamed for a robbery. He is badly beaten and given twenty four hours to return the money. Instead of finding the money, Isa finds a gun.
Our read: The Third Page (1999) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · noir · poverty entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / noir, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- intimate
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